Cohousing-L Mailing List: Nutcase

[psychling (psychling]

Rob ...

If you "look at the history" of me you'll find that I'm an ex-convict whose 
done two years in a maximum custody federal penitentiary!  If you look at the 
history of many on this list you'll probably find several who should have been 
my cellmates.  Others qualify as nutcases on diverse merits.  

There is probably no greater proportion of persons in cohousing that are 
"nutcases" than in the general population.  But, as we all know, we have our 
"nutcases."  I'm also a doctoral level clinical psychologist.  I've come close 
to formal diagnosis of several home-grown nutcases as residents in cohousing.  

Though this guy may have as his motive disruption of this list ? that is not 
within his control.  Do we fear that others of us will allow this to happen?  
Is it the nutcase that ?ruins? this list?  Or, is it that we do not trust that 
others among us (?suckers? vulnerable fools? The `less? enlightened??) to 
restrain themselves.  Should we kick out ?nutcases??  If that were the case 
shouldn?t it be in the R&Rs of some communities?  

In my experience at our CH location it is not the ?nutcases? who?ve done the 
damage.  Rather, it is the passive and avoidant worry warts that misperceive 
constructive conflict for outright bedlam and incivility.  Their sphincter 
puckers at a mumbled `harrumph!? 

So ? nutcases of the world, heed my welcome to this list!

- Dan


 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "Rob Sandelin" floriferous [at] msn.com

>  No, if you look at the history of this guy, he is a nutcase, not a
> legitiment seeker at all and not worth anybodies time in my opinion. If you
> want to spend your time with him be my guest, I have no interest or time.
> Look at his language, it is very inflammatory on purpose, actually an old
> trick in the email list world, where this guy has a long history.  I have no
> trouble not spending any time with such people.
> 
> Rob
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: psychling [at] att.net [mailto:psychling [at] att.net] 
> Sent: Monday, November 15, 2004 10:45 PM
> To: Developing cohousing - collaborative housing communities
> Subject: RE: [C-L]_ Fwd: the failure of cohousing in the united states
> 
> He may be a nutcase but Carol Burrell posted a concern generated by the
> nutcase.  
> 
> Rather a harsh response to a fellow who, rightly or wrongly, questions
> things.  
> 
> Sort of like kicking somebody out because they are simply wrong or stupid.
> How many times have we NOT done that!
> 
> - Dan
>  -------------- Original message ----------------------
> From: "Rob Sandelin" <floriferous [at] msn.com>
> > A nutcase. Ignore and delete. If he persists, drop him off the list.
> > 
> > Rob Sandelin
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